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alyshadeshae 's review for:
Alice Takes Back Wonderland
by David D. Hammons
See my full review here: http://alyshadeshae.com/2015/10/09/blog-tour-alice-takes-back-wonderland-by-david-hammons/
Disclaimer: I received an ARC from the publisher for an honest review.
Warning: Some spoilers may be included in my review.
Alice returns to reality fairly quickly and, as a seven-year-old who claims to have been in another world entirely, she's not taken too seriously and then she's brought to psychiatrists and the like who claim she's suffering from mental disorders. ... Oh geez, I spent more time on her mental state than I meant to, but it's such a sticky subject for me that her treatment, behaviour, and portrayal really jumped at me and needed to be talked about.
Let me begin to sum this up by saying that I adored the book. Do you watch the television show Once Upon a Time? Do you like it? Well this book is similar. It's a delightful mash-up of several fairy tales (oh how I love my fairy tales) and they all have their own quirks and differences from the way we know them.
Overall, I give this book 4.5 out of 5.0 stars because it was fantastic, but there were a few spots that held me up for one reason or another.
Disclaimer: I received an ARC from the publisher for an honest review.
Warning: Some spoilers may be included in my review.
Spoiler
The book starts with the Cheshire Cat telling Alice that fairy tales are real and opens onto a scene of the Queen of Hearts shouting "Off with her head!" Alice is immediately running from the Queen's card soldiers with the Cheshire Cat floating along with her. While attempting to escape, the Cheshire Cat begins making odd comments (even for him) about the things being told differently. While Alice is clearly confused, Cheshire Cat is plainly seeing an outside reality where Alice's story exists alongside other stories in a different reality. Or something like that!Alice returns to reality fairly quickly and, as a seven-year-old who claims to have been in another world entirely, she's not taken too seriously and then she's brought to psychiatrists and the like who claim she's suffering from mental disorders. ... Oh geez, I spent more time on her mental state than I meant to, but it's such a sticky subject for me that her treatment, behaviour, and portrayal really jumped at me and needed to be talked about.
Let me begin to sum this up by saying that I adored the book. Do you watch the television show Once Upon a Time? Do you like it? Well this book is similar. It's a delightful mash-up of several fairy tales (oh how I love my fairy tales) and they all have their own quirks and differences from the way we know them.
Overall, I give this book 4.5 out of 5.0 stars because it was fantastic, but there were a few spots that held me up for one reason or another.